Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-18
H LATEST NEWS.

iii his address before lne NatlOnal sugar
Growers Association, at st. Louis, President
Colman said that the total production of cane
sugar in 1886 was $4,000 metric tons,
and in 1Ss6-S7 was 22,36S,0O0 metric tons. He
considers that upon the whole, although the
expectations of a year ago have not been real
lied, the outlook is favorable for a large pro-
duction of sugar from sorghum by the adop-
ton of new processes of diffusion and satura-
ton.
Up to the Sth inst. rain had fallen inces-
sanity for forty eight hours throughout Wis
consin, Illinois, and eastern and central Iowa,
washing away several railroad and wagon
bridges and delaying trains from eight to
twelve hours. At Rockford the pillow works
were damaged 5000. Keith and Kent Creek,
were the highest known for thirty-six years.
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad track
between Galena and Benton was two feet un-
der water for a long distance. At Cedar Rap
ids all the goods in the basement of Daven-
dorf g. Mann's large dry goods store were de-
stroyed by water, and the Northwestern
bridge, just east of that city, was washed away.
At the time of these floods the northwes. por-
ton of Iowa was enjoying a temperature of
zero or a little below.
Ten more notices of applications for in
functions against the saloons of Sioux City
have been served, taking in all the orcn sa-
looms that remain in the city. Hearing will
be had at an early date. Arrests for keeping
nuisances occur and search warrants are
served every few days, and saloon men are
becoming very tired of the situation 1t is
predicted that before the first of Ma there
will not lie an open saloon in the city.
Tho half dc counties west of The Mis-
souri, River in North Dakota which are in any
degree settled up have not in the past pro-
duced much wheat. While there is a large
area Of land that is well adapted to wheat-rais-
ing, the stock interests have received tie most
a~ttc..:ion and wheat has been neglected. But
the coming year the acreage of whea will be
very largely increased-not merely because of
| the increased number of settlers, but because
| of the offer of the Northern Pacific Railroad
| Company to furnish the farm ers with seed
| wheat on very advantageous terms. They
propose to let them have what seed they need,
the same to be returned in the fall, bushel for
bushel. No chattel mortgage Is to be given
the company-no security but the honor of
the farmer.
At Owatona, Mimi, at 2 o'clock OF the 9th
inst, with the thermometer at 3 degrees below
zero, peal after peal Of loud Thunder was
heard and flash followed flash of lightning,
showing great electrical disturbances in the
atmosphere. Hail fell in torrents for. i short
time. tI
Edward Locw, city editor Of the Arbeiter
Zeitung. Milwaukee, was sentenced by Judge
Sloan to thirty days labor in the house of cor
rcction for contempt of court in causing to be
with the trial of Pau Grottkan, the anarchist.
On the Sth the Senate passed the bill pro-
hibiting any officer, agent or servant of the Gov
eminent hiring or contracting out the labor of
prisoners; also the Senate bill for securing statis-
tics as to the extent and value of vessel fisheries
OF the United States. The House bill relative to
the importing and landing of mackeral during
the spawning season was taken up,
Edmund read n report from tho Commissions
of Fisheries showing sixty-seven cnsss of i'll
treatment on the Canadian coast in addition to
those reported to the State Department. With
out disposing of the bill the Senate Adjourned.
The House took up the Chinese indemnity bill,
substituting the House bill for tho Senate bill
and SO passing it. The Senate bill prohibiting
the importation OF opium by any subject of the
Emperor of CHM was passed by the House, as
also the bill to carry into effect the interna.
tional convention OF March 4, 1854. for the pro.
lection of submarine cables. An evening SEES.
sion WIS devoted to eulogies of the deceased
representatives from New York, NJ essrs. Arnold
Beach and Dowdney.